Wildest: Islands

Japan’s 7,000 islands stretch for over 2,400km, and cover an incredible range of climates. Winter in the central and northern islands can be savage, but summer in the sweltering southern islands couldn’t be more different.

The Anavilhanas and Mariua archipelagos consist of more than 1,000 river islands and stretch along a 1,000km stretch of the Rio Negro, deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Vancouver island is the largest island off the west coast of North America. Its glaciers fuel the flow of some of Canada’s tallest waterfalls, and an endless network of rivers and creeks provides the ideal habitat for one of the world’s most important fish - the pacific salmon.

The Philippines are a chain of around 7,000 tropical islands in the western Pacific. Plants-turned predators line the edge of the forests, while rivers help carve one of the world’s most spectacular cave systems.

The Falkland’s bleak, battered and windswept archipelago lies 460 km from the South American mainland. Rugged mountains and expansive pristine coastline remain unspoiled by human development, making it a unique home for wildlife.